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Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, primary education and below by country

Countries reporting
89
Highest
60
Republic of Moldova
Lowest
21
Kazakhstan
Median
42.59
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,200

What the numbers show

Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, primary education and below is currently reported for 89 countries. The highest value is 60 in Republic of Moldova; the lowest is 21 in Kazakhstan.

The median across all reporting countries is 42.59, and the mean is 43.04.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.

Over the past decade 70 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Kyrgyzstan (up 58.7%), and the largest decrease in Armenia (down 45.0%).

Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, primary: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Republic of Moldova 60 2019 up 53.3% flat
2 Malta 59.83 2016 up 12.2% rising
3 Republic of Korea 58.4 2017 up 6.6% rising
4 Ukraine 56 2012 up 29.0% flat
5 Georgia 53.31 2013 up 32.1% rising
6 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 52.25 2016 — rising
7 Croatia 51.98 2016 up 6.7% rising
8 Denmark 51.92 2016 up 30.9% rising
9 Iceland 51.51 2013 down 3.2% falling
10 Austria 51.51 2003 up 39.1% rising
11 Slovenia 51.33 2013 up 29.4% rising
12 France 50.71 2016 up 0.3% flat
13 Ireland 50.6 2016 down 1.6% flat
14 Italy 50.48 2016 up 4.9% rising
15 Cyprus 50.46 2016 up 2.7% flat
16 Sri Lanka 50.45 2019 up 9.7% rising
17 Portugal 50.02 2016 up 11.5% rising
18 Spain 49.63 2016 up 7.6% rising
19 Greece 49.03 2016 up 4.4% rising
20 Puerto Rico 47.76 2005 up 18.4% rising
21 Jamaica 47.53 2002 up 5.7% flat
22 Peru 47.53 2021 up 6.5% rising
23 Ecuador 47.02 2021 up 6.3% rising
24 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 46.98 2021 up 11.2% rising
25 Chile 46.95 2017 up 7.2% rising
26 Uruguay 46.91 2021 up 5.5% flat
27 Panama 46.86 2021 up 7.7% rising
28 Kyrgyzstan 46.45 2020 up 58.7% rising
29 Hungary 45.8 2016 up 10.7% rising
30 Poland 45.62 2019 down 2.8% rising
31 Argentina 45.58 2021 down 2.4% flat
32 Romania 45.53 2016 up 24.1% rising
33 Costa Rica 45.5 2021 up 12.0% rising
34 Türkiye 45.21 2019 up 20.9% rising
35 Netherlands 44.83 2016 down 1.4% rising
36 Belgium 44.8 2003 up 19.2% rising
37 Mauritius 44.5 2012 up 7.1% rising
38 Sweden 44.47 2016 down 22.9% falling
39 Brazil 44.27 2021 up 15.0% rising
40 Luxembourg 44.23 2016 up 8.1% rising
41 Czechia 44 2010 up 12.0% rising
42 United States of America 43.91 2018 up 3.4% flat
43 Thailand 43.44 2021 up 4.8% rising
44 Nigeria 43.05 2018 up 10.5% rising
45 Colombia 42.59 2021 up 5.9% rising
46 Germany 42.49 2011 up 2.6% flat
47 Paraguay 42.32 2017 down 8.1% rising
48 Dominican Republic 41.41 2013 up 7.0% rising
49 Indonesia 41.33 2019 up 8.2% rising
50 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 41.02 2006 up 5.5% rising
51 South Africa 40.99 2020 up 3.3% falling
52 Tunisia 40.93 2015 up 0.7% flat
53 Philippines 40.56 2019 up 5.8% rising
54 Nicaragua 40.36 2014 up 2.4% rising
55 Estonia 40.29 2016 up 50.1% falling
56 Palestine, State of 40.24 2017 up 13.7% rising
57 Namibia 40.23 2015 up 2.7% rising
58 El Salvador 40.19 2017 up 4.6% rising
59 China 40.12 2013 down 3.5% flat
60 Kosovo 39.97 2017 up 2.7% rising
61 Mexico 39.86 2020 up 6.8% rising
62 India 39.55 2019 up 7.2% rising
63 Latvia 39.44 2016 up 12.7% falling
64 Egypt 39.18 2019 down 3.5% flat
65 Honduras 38.95 2017 up 4.4% rising
66 Cambodia 38.94 2012 up 11.6% rising
67 Mongolia 38.94 2016 up 1.1% falling
68 Guatemala 38.71 2011 up 10.3% rising
69 Gambia 38.66 2020 up 5.2% flat
70 Ghana 37.81 2016 up 7.5% flat
71 Bulgaria 37.48 2016 down 5.9% flat
72 Nepal 37.25 2014 up 1.1% rising
73 Malawi 37.22 2016 up 9.5% rising
74 Zambia 36.96 2015 up 4.5% flat
75 Bangladesh 36.74 2016 up 5.6% flat
76 Jordan 36.07 2016 down 2.6% rising
77 Belize 36.07 1999 up 1.5% flat
78 Mozambique 35.88 2014 up 7.8% flat
79 Lithuania 35.84 2016 down 13.7% falling
80 Slovakia 35.77 2016 down 32.5% rising
81 Tanzania, United Republic of 35.16 2020 down 0.2% rising
82 Pakistan 35.05 2020 up 0.7% flat
83 Madagascar 34.16 2012 up 5.2% falling
84 Uganda 33.42 2016 up 3.6% rising
85 Rwanda 33.24 2021 up 7.2% rising
86 Norway 33.18 2016 down 32.5% falling
87 Ethiopia 29.16 2021 down 6.7% falling
88 Armenia 28 2020 down 45.0% falling
89 Kazakhstan 21 2017 down 23.4% falling

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Indicator
Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, primary education and below
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
89 places, 1,200 data points, 1970–2021
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